Dispelling Four Myths about Correction for Attenuation in Communication Trait Research

Wigley, Charles J.

doi:10.1080/08824096.2012.762908

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“…Participants’ social psychological skill was reliable across time and test-form, r (130) = .57, p < .001. When correcting for attenuation the reliability increased to, r = .87, though this statistical practice should be approached with caution (e.g., Winne & Belfry, 1982; Wigley III, 2013). A scatter plot of participants’ scores illustrates that individuals with consistent superior social psychological skill exist – some individuals scored well above the average at both Time 1 and Time 2 (Figure 1).…”

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Social Psychological Skill and Its Correlates

Gollwitzer

Bargh

2018

Social Psychology

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Abstract. In six studies (N = 1,143), we investigated social psychological skill – lay individuals’ skill at predicting social psychological phenomena (e.g., social loafing, attribution effects). Studies 1 and 2 demonstrated reliable individual differences in social psychological skill. In Studies 2, 3, and 4, attributes associated with decreased cognitive and motivational bias – cognitive ability, cognitive curiosity, and melancholy and introversion – predicted social psychological skill. Studies 4 and 5 confirmed that social psychological skill is distinct from other skills (e.g., test-taking skills, intuitive physics), and relates directly to reduced motivational bias (i.e., self-deception). In Study 6, social psychological skill related to appreciating the situational causes of another individual’s behavior – reduced fundamental attribution error. Theoretical and applied implications are considered.

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confidence: 99%